Professor Sir John Baker FBA

Law
Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
1984
Subjects
Law
Sections
Law

Current post

Emeritus Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge

Past appointments

University of Cambridge Downing Professor of the Laws of England

1998 -

University of Cambridge Emeritus Downing Professor of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge

1998 -

University of Cambridge Professor of English Legal History

1988 - 1998

University of Cambridge Reader in English Legal History

1983 - 1988

Publications

Introduction to English legal history 1971

The legal profession and the common law 1987

The English legal tradition 2001

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Professor Lionel Smith FBA

Lionel Smith’s latest book, 'The Law of Loyalty', was published by OUP in 2023. He is the author of 'The Law of Tracing' (OUP 1997) and a co-author of 'Waters’ Law of Trusts' in Canada, 5th edn (Carswell 2021).

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Professor Michael Bridge FBA

General contract law and transactional commercial law, both national and transnational; commercial credit, proprietary security and insolvency; interests in tangible and intangible personal property

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Professor Bénédicte Fauvarque-Cosson FBA

Comparative law, European contract law and internationalisation of the law, English legal system, French legal tradition, administrative law, private international law, environmental law; data protection; education sector

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